Woman+of+rank

  • 21Waiting woman — Waiting Wait ing, a. & n. from {Wait}, v. [1913 Webster] {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.] {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits upon… …

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  • 22Fijian traditions and ceremonies — Fijian tradition and ceremony is a living way of life that has remained intact for millennia, evolving as the Fijian nation has modernised over time, with various external influences from Pacific neighbours, and European and Asian society. The… …

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  • 23dame — /daym/, n. 1. (cap.) (in Britain) a. the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. b. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet. 2. (formerly) a form of address to any woman… …

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  • 24dame — [[t]deɪm[/t]] n. 1) brit. (cap.) (in Britain) a) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight b) the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet 2) (formerly) a form of address to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25madam — /ˈmædəm / (say maduhm) noun 1. (plural mesdames /meɪˈdæm / (say may dam), /meɪˈdam/ (say may dahm) or madams) a. (a polite term of address used originally to a woman of rank or authority, but now used to any woman.) …

  • 26Turaga na Rasau — is a traditional Fijian Chiefly title of the Lau Islands. Prior to Fiji’s Colonial days Fiji had Many different Vanua with their own Paramount Chieftain which exercised no authority over the other, a saying from the island of Kadavu aptly… …

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  • 27dame — /deɪm / (say daym) noun 1. (upper case) (the distinctive title employed before the name of a woman who holds one of a number of honours, as a Dame of the Order of Australia.) 2. (the legal title of the wife of a knight or baronet.) 3. Chiefly US… …

  • 28madam — /mad euhm/, n., pl. mesdames /may dam , dahm / for 1; madams for 2, 3. 1. (often cap.) a polite term of address to a woman, originally used only to a woman of rank or authority: Madam President; May I help you, madam? 2. the woman in charge of a… …

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  • 29Bigamy (in Civil Law) —     Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence)     (Fr. bigamie, from Lat. bis, twice, and Gr. gamos, marriage)     Bigamy, in civil jurisprudence, and especially in criminal law, is a formal… …

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  • 30Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) —     Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence)     (Fr. bigamie, from Lat. bis, twice, and Gr. gamos, marriage)     Bigamy, in civil jurisprudence, and especially in criminal law, is a formal… …

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